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1 week ago | 
afr.com | Farnaz Fassihi |Aaron Boxerman |Gabby Sobelman |Jack Nicas
Washington/Jerusalem | Israel escalated its bombings across Iran on Monday (Tuesday AEST), striking Iran’s elite military force and the nation’s state broadcaster and sending thousands fleeing from Tehran, as its offensive entered its fourth day and showed no signs of slowing. Some of Israel’s attack was televised. On Monday evening, an Iranian state news anchor was live on air when an explosion shook the scene, causing falling debris and the sound of screams and breaking glass.
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1 week ago | 
thenewstribune.com | Farnaz Fassihi |Aaron Boxerman |Gabby Sobelman |Jack Nicas
As the sun sets over Tehran, smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on Monday. Israel said on Monday that it had struck the command center of Iran’s elite Quds Force, as the fiercest and deadliest confrontation in the history of the Israeli-Iranian conflict entered its fourth day.
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Farnaz Fassihi |Aaron Boxerman |Gabby Sobelman |Jack Nicas
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Israel’s escalated offensive indicates that its aims go beyond dismantling Iran’s nuclear program. Listen to this article · 8:03 min Learn moreSmoke rising after an Israeli strike on Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Natan Odenheimer |Ronen Bergman |Gabby Sobelman
By Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Gabby SobelmanItay Svirsky, 40, was a therapist who loved philosophy. Eden Yerushalmi, 24, was training to become a Pilates instructor. Alex Lobanov, 32, a father of three, never met his youngest child. They are among the 41 hostages killed since being taken captive by Hamas and its allies during their Oct.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Natan Odenheimer |Ronen Bergman |Gabby Sobelman
JERUSALEM – Mr Itay Svirsky, 40, was a therapist who loved philosophy. Ms Eden Yerushalmi, 24, was training to become a Pilates instructor. Mr Alex Lobanov, 32, a father of three, never met his youngest child.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Natan Odenheimer |Ronen Bergman |Gabby Sobelman
Itay Svirsky, 40, was a therapist who loved philosophy. Eden Yerushalmi, 24, was training to become a Pilates instructor. Alex Lobanov, 32, a father of three, never met his youngest child. They are among the 41 hostages killed since being taken captive by Hamas and its allies during their Oct.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Lara Jakes |Gabby Sobelman
The 33 hostages being released in the first phase include female soldiers and civilians, children, men over age 50 and sick and wounded "humanitarian" cases. Hamas said on Friday that it would release four female soldiers held hostage for over a year in Gaza, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner swap set to take place on Saturday. Hamas identified the four women as Karina Ariev, 20; Daniella Gilboa, 20; Naama Levy, 20; and Liri Albag, 19.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Gabby Sobelman
The rebels who ended the al-Assad family's brutal, decades-long rule of Syria now face the enormously complex tasks of uniting the country and figuring out how to rule it. They toppled President Bashar al-Assad's government in a stunning offense that lasted only a few days and ended in Damascus on Sunday. The fall of the Syrian capital ended a 13-year civil war and drove out a regime that had used terror and chemical weapons on its own citizens.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Adam Rasgon |Gabby Sobelman
When Odie Arbel saw news reports that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a cease-fire, he felt a mix of relief and worry about the prospect of returning to Kibbutz Yiftah, just over a mile from the Israeli-Lebanese border. He was excited about seeing the view of Mount Hermon from his home and the smell of grilled meat on his barbecue, he said, but he worried that the tight-knit community that existed before the war would be gone. “We don’t know what we will be returning to,” said Arbel, 77.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Michael Crowley |Aaron Boxerman |Gabby Sobelman
By Michael Crowley, Aaron Boxerman and Gabby SobelmanSecretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday “to capitalize on” the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and end the war in the Gaza Strip, a State Department spokesperson said.
